CDLI Literary 000564 (Letter from Nanna-kiag to Lipit-Ishtar) composite (P473734)

Literary letter and letter-prayer artifact dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period

Info

Museum Collection(s)

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Museum Number

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Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

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Material(s)

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Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.02.03 Letter from Nanna-kiag to Lipit-Ishtar (composite))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Composite

Text

object composite text
surface a
1. lugal-ga2 u3-na-du11
2. {disz}{d}nanna-ki-ag2 ra-bi-si2-ka3-tum-ma
3. arad-zu na-ab-be2-a
4. e2-danna{da-na}{ki} lugal-gu10 ba-an-da-bala
5. sza3 e2-danna{da-na}-sze3 6(disz) me-at ugnim gu-un-gu-nu-um
6. mat-ta-ma-an-nu-um ba-ni-in-ku4
7. ugnim-bi iri-sag-an-na libir-ra-sze3 ku4-ku4-de3 la-ba-szum2
8. iri{ki}-gibil-am3 al-dur2-ru-ne-esz
9. ugnim-bi gu2 i7-amar-{d}suen-ka-ta
10. x du3-u3-de3 du-un-nu-um{ki} ak-de3
11. [...] x x-al-e-de3 ba-gen
12. tukum-bi lugal-gu10 NIM {gesz}pan? {gesz}gag-pan
13. {gesz}ma2 tur-tur szu-ku6 x x x
14. {kusz?}a-ga2-la2 kesz2-da-bi {gesz}tukul {gesz}x {gesz}szu?-kar2
15. a2 me3 [...] nu-um-ta-[...] DU
16. ugnim [...] gu2 i7-amar-{d}suen-ka-ta
17. szeg12 ba-du3-e x [...] x x-e u3 i7 x al-ba-al-e
18. lugal-gu10 nam-ba-e-sze-ba-e-ne
19. a-ma-ru-kam

Text content

Genre(s) Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.02.03 Letter from Nanna-kiag to Lipit-Ishtar (composite))
Composite Number Q000564
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Witnesses

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of CDLI Literary 000564 (Letter from Nanna-kiag to Lipit-Ishtar) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness Period Provenience
CDLI Literary 000564, ex. 001 (P343401) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000564, ex. 002 (P346601) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
CDLI Literary 000564, ex. 003 (P281173) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000564, ex. 004 (P463984) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P473734

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type
composite text
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
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Archive
Excavation Number
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Collections

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External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 3.2.03
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 3.2.03
electronic Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary, Literary Corpus (ePSD2, Literary) Q000564

References

  • history: Attinger, Pascal (s. PDF version at ‟View commentary”)

    [AttingerViewCommentary] Attinger, Pascal. n.d.

  • history: ETCSL, 3.2.03

    [BlackETCSL] Black, Jeremy Allen. 1998-2006. “Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature.” https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk. 1998-2006.

  • citation: Ali letters, 76-79

    [Ali1964Letters] Ali, Fadhil A. 1964. “Sumerian Letters : Two Collections from the Old Babylonian Schools.” Phdthesis, University of Pennsylvania.

  • citation:

    [Black2001Etcsl323] Black, Jeremy Allen. 2001. “ETCSL 3.2.3.” 2001. https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/cgi-bin/etcsl.cgi?text=c.3.2.3.

  • citation: Frayne 1992, 35-36

    [Frayne1992NO] Frayne, Douglas R. 1992. “Frayne 1992.” In AOS 74, 35–36.

  • citation: CM 42 (pp. 113-114), 113-114

    [Kleinerman2011BY] Kleinerman, Alexandra. 2011. CM 42 (Pp. 113-114). Vol. 42. Cuneiform Monographs.

  • citation: JCS 21 (pp. 273), 273

    [Rowton1967Journal] Rowton, Michael B. 1967. “JCS 21 (Pp. 273).” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 21: 273.

  • citation: , 67-68

    [Vanstiphout2004Eduba2] Vanstiphout, Herman L. J. 2004. Eduba [...].

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-09-04 at 08:11:07 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2026-07-15 at 20:56:08 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Towards Universal Access to Cuneiform Heritage Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2026-07-15 at 19:38:00 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Towards Universal Access to Cuneiform Heritage Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-07-15 at 13:33:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-07 at 13:32:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-07 at 13:24:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2016-01-03 at 09:09:12 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-01-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000564 (Letter from Nanna-Kiag to Lipit-Ishtar) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 4, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P473734.
CDLI Literary 000564 (Letter from Nanna-kiag to Lipit-Ishtar) composite artifact entry (No. P473734). (2026, September 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P473734 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000564 (Letter from Nanna-kiag to Lipit-Ishtar) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P473734 (Accessed: October 4, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P473734},
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000564 (Letter from Nanna-Kiag to Lipit-Ishtar) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 4, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P473734.
CDLI Literary 000564 (Letter from Nanna-kiag to Lipit-Ishtar) composite artifact entry (No. P473734). (2026, September 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P473734 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000564 (Letter from Nanna-kiag to Lipit-Ishtar) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P473734 (Accessed: October 4, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P473734},
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